It’s time : Exhibitors from around the world are on their way to Berlin. From South Africa and Los Angeles, from Mexico and Stockholm, from Warsaw and Paris, from London and Vienna, … Suitcases are being packed everywhere, artwork is being loaded onto computers, giveaways tucked away. We know what we’re talking about – we’re doing the same. The excitement is growing, the anticipation is great.

A little reminder : online registration closes on Tuesday. If you decide to come at the spur of the moment and your business card says AD, CD, client or marketing, art producing or art buying on it – then you can stop by our UPDATE spontaneously.

Awaiting creative visitors are a good 60 agencies. We hope to see you all in Berlin.


UPDATE . 25 May, 2023 . Hotel Telegraphenamt . Doors open at 12 noon . UPDATE.Salon
22.05.2023 show complete article

Fashion model Sadiq Desh, born in Lagos, Nigeria, spoke openly about her experiences as a trans woman in Germany for the Berlin LEVI’S Talk : “Empathy is very important, in my opinion, when it comes to tolerance and acceptance in our society. And I try to get there by telling my story so people can relate and realize how I feel, what I go through, what my life is like – and what other people’s lives are like. I think it’s super important to walk around with open eyes. If we can feel empathetic, then we all might be more accepting.”

Benjamin ZIBNER c/o SRZ CREATIVE MANAGEMENT photographed fashion model and trans activist Sadiq Desh for LEVI’S Germany.

Conceived consistently with the long-standing commitment of Levi’s to the LGBTQ+ community were the brand’s Pride activities for 2022 aimed at celebrating every form of activism. To support its annual Pride collection, Levi’s® also made a donation of 100,000 USD to OutRightAction International, a global organization which is dedicated to promoting human rights of LGBTQ+ people around the world.

GoSee : riemann-zibner.com
26.04.2023 show complete article

Fikri Anıl Altıntaş is a freelance author and project manager from Berlin. He writes about masculinity/(ies), traditional roles, Orientalism, anti-feminism as well as (de)construction of migrant, Turkish-Muslim masculinity in Germany. Recently, his book ‘In the Morning, A Pear Tree Grows’ was published at Random House.

RANDOM HOUSE on the author and his book : “Fikri Anıl Altıntaş is growing up as the son of Turkish parents in a small town in Hesse. His father works as a Turkish teacher, his mother as a cleaner. It is a childhood in the midst of social housing blocks, marked by the urgent desire to be ‘German’ and the bitter disappointment with the reality in Germany.

The longing to be seen and to find his own way as a Turkish-Muslim man is constantly growing. In the process, it is above all his relationship with his father that ultimately confronts him with the question : What does masculinity mean at all and how can it be understood and lived beyond the clichés?

In the midst of entrenched narratives, Fikri Anıl Altıntaş searches for the nuances. Radically honest, he looks back at himself and his family history to better understand the present.”

The author portrait by Fikri Anıl Altıntaş was photographed by Benjamin ZIBNER c/o SRZ CREATIVE MGMT for Penguin Random House in Berlin.

Penguin Random House LLC is an Anglo-American multinational conglomerate publishing company, which was formed on 1 July, 2023, through the merger of the Penguin Group and Random House.

On 2 April, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase of Penguin Random House, which had been announced in December 2019, by buying Pearson PLC’s 25% ownership of the company. With the purchase, Bertelsmann became the sole owner of Penguin Random House. Bertelsmann’s German-language publishing group Verlagsgruppe Random House will be completely integrated into Penguin Random House.

GoSee : penguinrandomhouse.de & riemann-zibner.com
25.04.2023 show complete article